European retail real estate volumes during the first three months of 2012 fell 60% compared with the same period the year before, according to Jones Lang LaSalle.
Following 'exceptional' volumes in 2011, JLL's preliminary analysis suggests that direct investment in retail real estate for the first quarter of 2012 is likely to be in the region of EUR 3.8 bn, representing a significant decrease on total volumes in Q1 2011 and Q4 2012 of EUR 9.9 bn and EUR 8.4 bn...............................................Full Article: Source